Ok. Seriously. I can't stand the cold. I'd rather it be hot. I mean, at least there is sunshine! Well, there's sunshine in the winter too but it's not the same. I just get so depressed in the winter! I love the summer so much more. And in the south, we have legit summers!
2. SWEET TEA
I love me some sweet tea. It's amazing. And in places like California, they don't even have sweet tea! I went to a Mexican restaurant in Cali once and asked for some sweet tea. The waiter looked at me like I was crazy and I had to get unsweet and put a packet of Dixie Crystal in it. THAT'S NOT THE SAME!! Here, you can walk into literally any place and get some sweet tea!
3. No crazy traffic.
Well, I lived in LA. And I know this isn't entirely true of all the south. But even where there is traffic in the cities it's so different. Seriously. It's not the crazy bumper to bumper, waiting in line for 2 hours to get 5 miles kind of traffic. I don't know what it is. Maybe people are just nicer here. Oh wait, that's my next topic!
4. People are nice.
People really aren't all that nice in other parts of the country. I do have to say that it's amazing how people in the south will help you and be there for you and watch out for you (most people) and in other places, you just flat out can't trust anyone. But ok, seriously, you drive down the road and people you don't even know are waving at you. At first, it was kind of weird. But now, if someone doesn't wave, well THAT'S weird.
5. People say "Y'all, Ma'am and Sir".
This may sound silly, but I love this about the south! People in other parts of the country get mad if you call say "yes, ma'am" or "yes, sir". They think you are calling them some type of old. And they think saying "y'all" is ignorant. But Y'ALL. It's not ignorance, it's not calling somebody old. This is our culture down here. People call me (a 20 year old) "ma'am" and I never think they are calling me old. And I say "y'all" all the time. It's not being ignorant, it's just the way we do things down here.
6. When it snows, we actually get to enjoy it.
Ok, I get this is like if it gets hot up north or something and they have to cancel school. But, I love the fact that when it snows, we get days off. We get snow days, the way they were supposed to be. The whole town shuts down. And while that probably sounds really silly to people who get snow a lot (it sounds silly to us that you would close down because it's too hot), I think it's a great quality of the south!
7. Sonic & Waffle House.
Do ya'll know what these places are? Ok, well if you don't, the minute you see one on your lovely trip to the south, STOP and eat at them! They are delicious. That's really the only way to explain it. Sonic is a drive in, and Waffle House (while they do sell amazing waffles) has that amazing greasy (and bad for us) food we all love!
8. Southern Food.
This kind of goes along with the last thing, but southern food is amazing. That macaroni and cheese, fried chicken and mashed potatoes and gravy- YUM. Do I need to say any more?!
Honestly, I don't know if there are red dirt roads in other parts of the country. I'm guessing the soil isn't the same elsewhere as it is here, so places don't have the red clay like we do, but I haven't driven across all 50 states looking for these things. But seriously, red dirt roads are a landmark of the south. Driving on some back country road, in a pickup truck, and there being nobody around for miles. I love that.
9. Red Dirt Roads.
10. We love God.
I guess this is just a small town, southern thing. But, in a town with like 100 people, you can expect to find at least 4 churches. That's just how it is. We love us some Jesus. Now, I don't know if it's a seriously good thing that there are so many churches (what's wrong with just one?), but I think it's a strong testimony that we are a God-fearing culture. And, being a Christian, it makes me extremely happy to be a part of this culture. And, also, people are more accepting of Christians in the south. There isn't that much persecution of Christians in the United States, but I feel like we have it pretty good in the south compared to some of the bigger cities in this country.
5. People say "Y'all, Ma'am and Sir".
This may sound silly, but I love this about the south! People in other parts of the country get mad if you call say "yes, ma'am" or "yes, sir". They think you are calling them some type of old. And they think saying "y'all" is ignorant. But Y'ALL. It's not ignorance, it's not calling somebody old. This is our culture down here. People call me (a 20 year old) "ma'am" and I never think they are calling me old. And I say "y'all" all the time. It's not being ignorant, it's just the way we do things down here.
6. When it snows, we actually get to enjoy it.
Ok, I get this is like if it gets hot up north or something and they have to cancel school. But, I love the fact that when it snows, we get days off. We get snow days, the way they were supposed to be. The whole town shuts down. And while that probably sounds really silly to people who get snow a lot (it sounds silly to us that you would close down because it's too hot), I think it's a great quality of the south!
7. Sonic & Waffle House.
Do ya'll know what these places are? Ok, well if you don't, the minute you see one on your lovely trip to the south, STOP and eat at them! They are delicious. That's really the only way to explain it. Sonic is a drive in, and Waffle House (while they do sell amazing waffles) has that amazing greasy (and bad for us) food we all love!
8. Southern Food.
This kind of goes along with the last thing, but southern food is amazing. That macaroni and cheese, fried chicken and mashed potatoes and gravy- YUM. Do I need to say any more?!
Honestly, I don't know if there are red dirt roads in other parts of the country. I'm guessing the soil isn't the same elsewhere as it is here, so places don't have the red clay like we do, but I haven't driven across all 50 states looking for these things. But seriously, red dirt roads are a landmark of the south. Driving on some back country road, in a pickup truck, and there being nobody around for miles. I love that.
9. Red Dirt Roads.
10. We love God.
I guess this is just a small town, southern thing. But, in a town with like 100 people, you can expect to find at least 4 churches. That's just how it is. We love us some Jesus. Now, I don't know if it's a seriously good thing that there are so many churches (what's wrong with just one?), but I think it's a strong testimony that we are a God-fearing culture. And, being a Christian, it makes me extremely happy to be a part of this culture. And, also, people are more accepting of Christians in the south. There isn't that much persecution of Christians in the United States, but I feel like we have it pretty good in the south compared to some of the bigger cities in this country.
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